If you hear a little tinkle...

[adam quantrill]

... under the car, don't ignore it!

I did, and the tinkle was one of the bolts falling off the clutch slave. A few days later and the other bolt worked loose - no clutch!

In fact the pushrod jammed between the cylinder and bellhousing so the clutch was permanently "off". So - no drive either!

Where I ended up I couldn't jack the car up (on a muddy verge) so I had to call the Mrs to tow it round the corner into a layby - after that it only took 10 mins to be back on my way (with only 1 bolt for the drive to work and back home - did OK though).

lucky not to lose the plunger off the end of the slave!!!

So job for tomorrow to fix it up with a second bolt and flush it all.

[mrzigazaga]

Thats a right nightmare...Glad your sorting it...

[rev-erend]

And I thought this would be a story about loads of hard acceleration, near misses and a little bit of Pee escaping..

[adam quantrill]

Just wait for episode "Number 2" ;^)

[jimburr]

Exactly the same thing happened to me on the way home from the Fest last year, locked the clutch down so no drive. nice upside down pic but you get the idea.

[adam quantrill]

Just had a look underneath with the camera on my phone and they look possibly to be undoing already! Might have to find some shakeproof washers....

[jimburr]

Just done the same thing. Still there

[adam quantrill]

Oooh get you with yer fancy hex fasteners! ;^)

[rev-erend]

Nordlock.

[adam quantrill]

Eeek! What do you think I am, made of money???

Anyhoo just checked and it was an optical illusion, both bolts still done up fast.

[jimburr]

jimburr said:

Just done the same thing. Still there

Chassis preservation unit working just fine though Look at those rust free sump bolts.